Zapotec Indians
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to graphical version]The following guide provides Web site links, a list of selected
books, and access to online periodical articles about this subject.
The Web site links have been researched, evaluated, and annotated by
Rio Hondo College Librarians. The Librarians have specifically
selected these Web sites to meet the research needs of Rio Hondo
College students

Web Site Links

Ancient
Scripts.com - Zapotec http://www.ancientscripts.com/zapotec.htmlThis site looks at dozens of writing systems from around the
world, from Hieroglyphic and Ugartic to Indus and Chinese to Cherokee
and Zapotec. They are indexed by region and by connections to
type of writing system, which includes a discussion of the development
of the alphabet.
Related links and a bibliography are also provided.

Indigenous People.net - Zapotec
http://www.indigenouspeople.net/zapotec.htm
This site from Indigenous Peoples Literature, a non-profit resource
"for the advancement of all cultures," provides information on
Zapotec history and culture, with useful links to maps and other
images.

Latin American Studies.org - Zapotecs
http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/zapotecs.htmThis site, created by an Indiana University professor of Latin
American Studies, focuses on Latin America, Latinos and relations
between the United States and Latin America. It contains
35,000 links to information on Latin American and is a rich source
for students. The Zapotec section of the site provides details
on Zapotec history, religion, culture, government, art, and more.

Mesoweb : An Exploration of Mesoamerican Cultures http://www.mesoweb.com
Subtitled An Exploration of Mesoamerican Cultures, this site is
"devoted to ancient Mesoamerica and its cultures: the Olmec, Maya,
Aztec, Teotihuacano, Toltec, Mixtec, Zapotec and others" and
presents information about an archeological dig and restoration
project at Palenque in Chiapas, Mexico. Photo, map,
animations, videos (requiring QuickTime), rubbings of Maya
sculptures, and an illustrated encyclopedia are available as well as
the text of the first Palenque roundtable: a conference on art,
iconography, and dynastic history of Palenque. There are
related links. A joint venture of the Pre-Columbian Art
Research Institute (PARI) and Mexico's Instituto Nacional de
Antropologia y Historia (INAH).

Zapotec Indian Language (Zapoteco)
http://www.native-languages.org/zapotec.htm
This Natives Languages of the Americas Website has many Zapotec
languages resources, including a Zapotec-English-Spanish dictionary,
Zapotec pronunciation guides, prayers and Bible verses in Zapoteco,
demographic information on speakers of various Zapotecan dialects,
and more.

BooksThe following books can be located in the
Rio Hondo College Library.

ArticlesThe Rio Hondo College Library
provides online access to full-text articles through our online databases
http://library.riohondo.edu/online_databases/index.htm.
Please note: you must be a Rio Hondo College
student, faculty, staff or board member to use these services.

The 1 sample search below is from the
ProQuest database. Use advanced search and type each
term in a separate box: